# Meta Ads Strategy: Pro Trading School

> Prepared for Chris Leet, Pro Trading School
> Objective: Drive webinar registrations for the S&D Mastery Mentorship ($3,997)
> Funnel: Ads > Webinar Registration > 60-min Live Webinar > Application > Strategy Call > Enrollment
> Date: March 2026

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## 1. Executive Summary

Pro Trading School has 786K+ social followers, 25,000+ students, and 1M+ ebook downloads. All of it built through organic content. Zero paid ads. The Facebook Pixel sits on protradingschool.com collecting dust.

Here is the opportunity: we checked every supply and demand educator in the Meta Ad Library. Zero active campaigns. Not Set and Forget. Not Pure Financial Academy. Not Rayner Teo. Not ICT. Nobody.

Meta's October 2024 compliance update for financial products and services created a barrier that scared off the entire niche. Advertisers now need to declare the "Financial Products and Services" special ad category, which restricts targeting options and requires education-only positioning (no income claims, no guaranteed returns). Most small forex educators cannot clear that bar or do not want to try.

That compliance barrier is your moat. Education-focused ads that teach methodology without promising income are fully compliant. The channel is empty. The cost per registration will be lower than any other trading education vertical because there is no competition bidding on your exact audience.

The prop firm market is valued at $7.14B and growing at 10.9% CAGR. Zero supply and demand educators are positioned for prop firm preparation. Traders are spending $300-$600 per failed evaluation attempt, searching for a structured method, and finding nothing on Meta. Your S&D methodology is exactly what they need, and you would be the only advertiser speaking to them.

This document lays out a three-campaign architecture to fill your webinar with cold and warm traffic, convert registrants into $3,997 mentorship students, and scale profitably from $3K/month to $15K+/month.

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## 2. Campaign Architecture

### Campaign 1: Cold Traffic to Webinar Registration (Primary)

**Objective:** Registrations (Lead Generation)
**Special Ad Category:** Financial Products and Services
**Budget Allocation:** 60% of total monthly spend

This campaign reaches traders who have never interacted with Pro Trading School. The goal is webinar registrations, not course sales. The webinar does the selling.

**Audience Targeting:**
- Interest-based: Forex trading, supply and demand trading, price action, candlestick patterns, prop firm trading, MetaTrader 4/5, TradingView
- Behavior-based: People who have engaged with financial education content
- Demographic: Ages 25-55, English-speaking markets (US, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Singapore)
- Exclusions: Existing email list, website visitors (these go to Campaign 2 and 3)

**Placements:** Facebook Feed, Instagram Feed, Instagram Stories, Instagram Reels (auto-placement with manual review after 7 days)

**Ad Set Structure:**
- Ad Set 1: Broad interest (forex trading + price action)
- Ad Set 2: Prop firm interest (funded accounts + prop firm companies)
- Ad Set 3: Competitor interest (trading education + online courses + financial literacy)

Each ad set runs 3-4 ad variations for the first 14 days. Kill underperformers at the $50/ad threshold. Scale winners by duplicating ad sets at 20% budget increases every 3-4 days.

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### Campaign 2: Retargeting (Registrants + Site Visitors)

**Objective:** Registrations (for non-registrants) and Webinar Attendance (for registrants)
**Budget Allocation:** 25% of total monthly spend

This campaign re-engages people who showed interest but did not complete the desired action.

**Audience Segments:**
- Segment A: Website visitors (last 30 days) who did not register
- Segment B: Registration page visitors who did not complete the form
- Segment C: Webinar registrants who did not attend
- Segment D: Webinar attendees who did not apply

Each segment receives different creative (detailed in Section 6).

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### Campaign 3: Lookalike Audiences

**Objective:** Registrations (Lead Generation)
**Budget Allocation:** 15% of total monthly spend

Once Campaign 1 generates 500+ registrations (approximately 60-90 days), build lookalike audiences from:

- **LAL 1 (1%):** Webinar registrants
- **LAL 2 (1%):** Webinar attendees (higher quality signal)
- **LAL 3 (1%):** Email list (ConvertKit export, 25K+ contacts)
- **LAL 4 (2-3%):** Website visitors (broader reach, lower cost)

Start with LAL 1 and LAL 3. Add LAL 2 once you have 300+ attendees. Use LAL 4 only when scaling past $10K/month.

**Note:** The Financial Products and Services category limits some demographic targeting. Lookalike audiences become your primary scaling mechanism because they bypass interest-based targeting restrictions.

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## 3. Ad Hooks (12 Hooks)

Each hook is designed for webinar registration, not direct product sale. No income claims. Education only.

| # | Hook Text | Format | Temp | Angle |
|---|-----------|--------|------|-------|
| 1 | "Which chart would you rather trade?" [Left: 6 indicators cluttering the screen. Right: 2 clean S&D zones marked.] | Static (split image) | Cold | Visual contrast. Indicator overload vs. institutional simplicity. |
| 2 | "90% of prop firm traders fail their first evaluation. The 10% who pass share one thing: a structured method with defined risk at every entry." | Static (bold text on dark background) | Cold | Prop firm failure rate. Positions method as the differentiator. |
| 3 | "You are watching 6 indicators. Banks are watching 2 zones. Free training shows you which ones." | Static (text overlay on chart) | Cold | Institutional vs. retail framing. Core PTS positioning. |
| 4 | "25,000 traders learned supply and demand from Chris Leet. 1M+ downloaded his Candlestick Trading Bible. Now he is teaching live for the first time." | Static (social proof bar design) | Cold/Warm | Volume metrics as authority. New offer announcement. |
| 5 | "Your prop firm does not care about your MACD crossover. They care about your drawdown management and risk-to-reward ratio." | Static (text on chart background) | Cold | Prop firm specificity. Reframes what matters. |
| 6 | [Screen recording: Chris marks a supply zone on a live chart. Price returns to the zone. Annotated arrow shows entry point. CTA: "Learn the full method. Free live training."] | Video (15s) | Cold | Live demonstration. Proof of method. No income claims. |
| 7 | "Stop drawing random support and resistance lines. This 60-minute training shows you how institutions identify real zones." | Video (30s, talking head + chart overlay) | Cold | Pain point (random lines) into solution. Direct quote from PTS students. |
| 8 | "Failed your last prop firm challenge? The problem is not your trading ability. It is your method." [Subtext: Free training on S&D zone trading for funded accounts.] | Static (bold headline, dark background) | Warm | Failed challenge trigger. Shifts blame from trader to method. |
| 9 | "I spent 5 years losing money and breaking even. Then I stopped using indicators and started reading supply and demand zones." [Narrator over chart footage, ends with webinar CTA.] | Video (30s, storytelling) | Cold | VOC-sourced pain narrative. Before/after arc. |
| 10 | "One method. 62 lessons. 25,000 students across 36 countries. Now: a live 60-minute breakdown of how S&D traders are approaching prop firm evaluations." | Static (stats-forward layout) | Cold | Social proof density. Specific numbers build trust. |
| 11 | "Every indicator you add to your chart is another opinion. Supply and demand zones are where the orders actually sit." | Video (15s, chart zoom showing zone with order flow annotation) | Cold | Anti-indicator positioning. Institutional authority. |
| 12 | "You have the Candlestick Trading Bible. 1M+ traders do. This free training shows the next step: how to combine candlestick patterns with supply and demand zones for structured entries." | Static (ebook image + webinar mockup) | Warm | Retargets ebook downloaders. Natural progression. |

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## 4. Ad Creative Specifications

### Static Image Ads (3 Concepts)

**Static Ad 1: "The Two Charts"**
- **Visual:** Split-screen comparison. Left side: cluttered chart with RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, moving averages, Stochastic (labeled "Retail Trader"). Right side: clean chart with two supply/demand zones clearly marked (labeled "Institutional Approach").
- **Headline:** "Which chart would you rather trade?"
- **Primary Text:** "Every indicator on your chart is a lagging calculation of what already happened. Supply and demand zones show you where institutional orders are waiting. 25,000+ traders have learned this method from Chris Leet. In this free 60-minute live training, he breaks down exactly how to identify these zones and use them for structured entries with defined risk. No indicators required."
- **CTA Button:** "Register for Free Training"
- **Description:** "Free live webinar. 60 minutes. S&D zone identification for forex traders."

**Static Ad 2: "The Prop Firm Problem"**
- **Visual:** Dark background with bold white text: "90% of prop firm traders fail." Below in smaller gold text: "The 10% who pass have a structured method with defined risk at every entry." Bottom: Chris Leet headshot + PTS logo + "Free Live Training" badge.
- **Headline:** "Free Training: S&D Zones for Funded Accounts"
- **Primary Text:** "Prop firm evaluations punish one thing above all else: unstructured entries without defined risk. Supply and demand zone trading gives you exact entry levels, clear stop placement, and risk-to-reward ratios that respect drawdown rules. Chris Leet has taught this method to 25,000+ traders across 36 countries. In this 60-minute live session, he walks through how S&D traders approach prop firm evaluations differently. No income claims. No promises. Just the method."
- **CTA Button:** "Register Now"
- **Description:** "60-minute live session with Chris Leet. S&D methodology for prop firm traders."

**Static Ad 3: "The Numbers"**
- **Visual:** Clean infographic-style layout. Three stat blocks: "222K YouTube Subscribers" / "1M+ Ebook Downloads" / "25,000+ Students." Below: "Now teaching live for the first time." Webinar date/time placeholder. PTS branding.
- **Headline:** "Chris Leet Is Going Live. Free S&D Training."
- **Primary Text:** "Chris Leet built Pro Trading School to over 786,000 followers teaching one method: supply and demand zone trading. His Candlestick Trading Bible has been downloaded over 1 million times in 36+ countries. He has never offered live coaching before. This 60-minute session covers how to identify institutional supply and demand zones, how to combine zone analysis with price action confirmation, and how S&D traders structure entries for prop firm evaluations. Spots are limited for the live session."
- **CTA Button:** "Save Your Spot"
- **Description:** "Free 60-minute live training. Supply and demand zones. No sales pitch until minute 35."

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### Video Ad Scripts (3 Outlines, 15-30 Seconds Each)

**Video Ad 1: "Zone in Action" (15 seconds)**

| Timestamp | Visual | Audio/Text Overlay |
|-----------|--------|-------------------|
| 0-3s | Clean forex chart. No indicators. Camera slowly zooms in. | Text: "No indicators. Just price." |
| 3-7s | Supply zone highlighted with annotation: "Institutional sellers entered here." | Text: "Banks left orders at this zone." |
| 7-11s | Price returns to the zone. Entry arrow appears. Stop loss marked below zone. | Text: "Price returns. Entry defined. Risk defined." |
| 11-15s | PTS logo + Chris Leet headshot + "Free Live Training" button. | Text: "Learn the full method. Link in bio." |

**Video Ad 2: "The Indicator Problem" (30 seconds)**

| Timestamp | Visual | Audio/Text Overlay |
|-----------|--------|-------------------|
| 0-5s | Chart with 6 indicators. Arrows pointing in conflicting directions. | Voiceover: "RSI says oversold. MACD says bearish. Stochastic says buy. Which one do you follow?" |
| 5-10s | All indicators disappear. Chart goes clean. | Voiceover: "What if you did not need any of them?" |
| 10-18s | Two supply/demand zones appear. Price bounces off demand zone exactly. | Voiceover: "Supply and demand zones show where institutional orders sit. Not a calculation. Not a prediction. Actual order levels." |
| 18-25s | Split screen: left shows confused trader with cluttered chart, right shows clean chart with marked zones. | Voiceover: "25,000 traders have already learned this method." |
| 25-30s | PTS branding + webinar registration CTA. | Voiceover: "Free live training. Link below." |

**Video Ad 3: "Prop Firm Prep" (30 seconds)**

| Timestamp | Visual | Audio/Text Overlay |
|-----------|--------|-------------------|
| 0-5s | Prop firm evaluation dashboard (generic mockup). Red "FAILED" stamp appears. | Text: "$500 evaluation fee. Gone." |
| 5-10s | Counter animation: "Attempt 1: Failed. Attempt 2: Failed. Attempt 3: ..." | Voiceover: "Most traders fail 2-3 prop firm evaluations before passing. That is $1,000-$1,500 in lost fees." |
| 10-18s | Clean chart with S&D zones. Entry, stop loss, and take profit clearly marked. R:R ratio displayed. | Voiceover: "Supply and demand trading gives you defined entries, defined risk, and risk-to-reward ratios that respect evaluation drawdown rules." |
| 18-25s | Stats overlay: "25,000 students. 1M+ ebook downloads. 222K YouTube subscribers." | Voiceover: "Chris Leet has been teaching this method for years. Now he is showing how to apply it to funded accounts." |
| 25-30s | Webinar registration CTA with date/time. | Voiceover: "Free 60-minute training. Register now." |

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### Compliance Rules for Financial Education on Meta

All ad creative must follow these rules before publishing:

1. **Select "Financial Products and Services"** as the Special Ad Category in Campaign settings. This is mandatory for any ad related to forex, trading, or financial education.
2. **Zero income claims.** No dollar amounts earned. No "make money trading." No "quit your job." No implied returns.
3. **Zero guaranteed results.** No "guaranteed profits," "risk-free," or "100% success rate."
4. **Education framing only.** The ad promotes a free training, not a paid product. The webinar sells the mentorship. The ad sells the webinar.
5. **Testimonials without dollar amounts.** You can reference "25,000 students" (volume metric) but cannot quote a student saying "I made $X."
6. **No before/after income screenshots.** Chart comparisons showing the method are acceptable. Account balance screenshots are not.
7. **Disclaimers required.** Every ad landing page must include: "Trading involves risk. Past performance does not indicate future results. This is educational content, not financial advice."
8. **No urgency tied to financial outcomes.** "Register before spots fill up" is fine. "Start making money before the market moves" is not.

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## 5. Budget Framework

### Starting Budget: $3,000-$5,000/month

| Budget Tier | Monthly Spend | Daily Spend | Est. Registrations/Month | Est. Monthly Revenue (at benchmarks below) |
|------------|:------------:|:-----------:|:------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|
| **Starter** | $3,000 | $100 | 100-200 | $3,997-$11,991 |
| **Growth** | $5,000 | $167 | 167-333 | $7,994-$19,985 |
| **Scale** | $10,000 | $333 | 333-667 | $15,988-$39,970 |
| **Aggressive** | $15,000 | $500 | 500-1,000 | $23,982-$59,955 |

### KPI Targets

| Metric | Target | Break-Even | Industry Benchmark (Trading Ed.) |
|--------|--------|-----------|--------------------------------|
| **CPR (Cost Per Registration)** | $15-$25 | $40 | $20-$35 |
| **Show Rate** | 25-35% | 15% | 20-30% |
| **Application Rate** (of attendees) | 10-15% | 5% | 8-15% |
| **Close Rate** (of applicants) | 30-40% | 15% | 25-40% |
| **CTR (Click-Through Rate)** | 1.5-2.5% | 0.8% | 1.0-2.59% |
| **CPM (Cost Per 1,000 Impressions)** | $15-$30 | N/A | $20-$40 |

### ROAS Calculation

**Assumptions:** $5,000/month ad spend, $25 CPR, 30% show rate, 12% application rate, 35% close rate.

```
$5,000 spend / $25 CPR = 200 registrations
200 registrations x 30% show rate = 60 attendees
60 attendees x 12% application rate = 7 applicants
7 applicants x 35% close rate = 2-3 sales

Revenue: 2.5 x $3,997 = $9,992
ROAS: $9,992 / $5,000 = 2.0x

Plus downsell revenue ($297 prop firm course to non-buyers):
Est. 5-10 downsell purchases = $1,485-$2,970
Adjusted ROAS: ($9,992 + $2,228) / $5,000 = 2.4x
```

**Break-even:** 1.26 sales per $5,000 spent. Anything above 1.26 mentorship sales per month is profitable.

### Scaling Milestones

| Milestone | Trigger | Action |
|-----------|---------|--------|
| **Week 1-2** | Launch 9-12 ads across 3 ad sets | Test phase. No scaling. Collect data. |
| **Week 3-4** | Identify 3-4 winning ads (CPR under $30, CTR above 1.2%) | Kill underperformers. Increase daily budget on winners by 20%. |
| **Month 2** | 200+ registrations collected. First webinar completed. | Build LAL audiences from registrant list. Launch Campaign 3. |
| **Month 3** | Consistent CPR under $25. First mentorship sales closed. | Increase budget to $7,500-$10,000/month. Add new creative variations. |
| **Month 4-6** | ROAS stabilized above 2.0x across 60+ days. | Scale to $15,000/month. Refresh creative every 3-4 weeks. Add video testimonials from first cohort. |

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## 6. Retargeting Strategy

### Segment A: Registrants Who Did Not Attend (7-Day Window)

**Goal:** Drive replay attendance.
**Frequency Cap:** 3 impressions/day for 7 days, then reduce to 1/day.

**Creative approach:**
- Ad 1 (Static): "You missed the live training. The replay is available for 48 hours." Direct, no-pressure.
- Ad 2 (Video, 15s): 30-second highlight clip from the webinar showing one key S&D zone setup. Ends with: "Watch the full replay before it expires."
- Ad 3 (Static): "Chris covered 3 zone setups you can use this week. Replay link inside."

**Key rule:** Lead with the educational value they missed. No hard sell. The replay sells the mentorship.

### Segment B: Attendees Who Did Not Apply (14-Day Window)

**Goal:** Drive applications.
**Frequency Cap:** 2 impressions/day for 14 days.

**Creative approach:**
- Ad 1 (Static): Testimonial-forward. "This trading method is the only thing that works for me." (Goodreads review, no dollar amounts.) CTA: Learn more about the mentorship.
- Ad 2 (Static): Objection-handling. "Already took the course? The mentorship is where Chris reviews your zones in real-time and builds your prop firm prep plan." Addresses "I already know S&D" objection.
- Ad 3 (Video, 30s): Quick FAQ. Three common questions about the mentorship answered in 30 seconds. "What if I do not pass?" (Pass or Repeat Free guarantee). "How much time per week?" (3-4 hours). "Is this just the course again?" (No. Live coaching, trade review, prop firm prep.)

**Key rule:** These people sat through the webinar. They are interested but have a specific objection. Each ad targets one objection.

### Segment C: Website Visitors Who Did Not Register (30-Day Window)

**Goal:** Drive webinar registrations.
**Frequency Cap:** 1 impression/day for 30 days.

**Creative approach:**
- Ad 1 (Static): Educational content snippet. "3 signs a supply zone is still valid." Value-first, ends with webinar CTA.
- Ad 2 (Video, 15s): Short zone identification clip from YouTube content. "Want the full 60-minute breakdown? Free live training."
- Ad 3 (Static): Social proof angle. "222K YouTube subscribers. 25,000+ students. 1M+ ebook downloads. Upcoming live session."

**Key rule:** These visitors were browsing. They need more education and trust before registering. Lead with value, not urgency.

### Segment D: Email List (Non-Registrants)

**Goal:** Webinar registrations from existing email subscribers.
**Budget:** Minimal ($5-$10/day). This audience already knows Chris. The ad is a reminder, not an introduction.

**Creative:** Single ad. "Chris Leet is hosting a live 60-minute S&D training. You are on his email list but have not registered. Reserve your spot."

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## 7. Compliance Rules (Complete Reference)

### Meta Financial Products Ad Category (October 2024)

Meta requires all ads related to forex, trading, investments, or financial products to use the **Financial Products and Services** special ad category. This restricts:
- Age, gender, and zip code targeting (must target broad demographics)
- Some interest-based targeting options
- Lookalike audience precision (limited to 1%+ only)

**How to enable:** In Ads Manager, when creating a campaign, select "Financial Products and Services" under Special Ad Categories. This must be done at the campaign level before any ad sets or ads are created.

### FTC Income Claims Restrictions

The Federal Trade Commission requires that any earnings claim be:
1. **Typical and substantiated.** If you show a result, it must represent what a typical customer achieves.
2. **Disclosed clearly.** Any atypical result must include a clear disclaimer about typical outcomes.
3. **Not misleading.** Implying income (e.g., "financial freedom," "replace your 9-5") without evidence is deceptive.

**For Pro Trading School:** Make zero income claims in ads. No implied income. No lifestyle imagery (cars, watches, travel) tied to trading results. The ad promotes a free educational training.

### Education-Only Positioning (Safe Harbor)

Ads that promote financial education (not financial products or advisory services) receive more lenient treatment from Meta's ad review system. To stay within the safe harbor:

1. The ad promotes a **free training or educational resource**, not a paid product or service.
2. The ad teaches **methodology** (how to identify zones, how to read price action), not **outcomes** (how much money you can make).
3. The ad does not contain **specific dollar amounts** tied to trading results, student outcomes, or potential earnings.
4. The landing page includes a **risk disclaimer**: "Trading forex and other financial instruments involves significant risk of loss. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice."

### Testimonial Substantiation Requirements

If using testimonials in ads or on landing pages:

1. **Volume metrics are safe:** "25,000+ students," "1M+ downloads," "222K subscribers." These are verifiable facts, not outcome claims.
2. **Methodology testimonials are safe:** "I finally understand how to read price action without relying on too many indicators." This describes learning, not earnings.
3. **Outcome testimonials require substantiation:** "From passing multiple funded accounts to achieving a 320% gain" requires documentation proving (a) the quote is real, (b) the result is not atypical. This type of testimonial should be avoided in ads until substantiation exists.
4. **No dollar amounts in ad creative.** Save specific results for the webinar itself (where disclaimers can be displayed alongside).

### Specific Dos and Don'ts for Forex Education Advertising

**Do:**
- Promote free educational events (webinars, workshops, trainings)
- Reference volume metrics (students, downloads, subscribers)
- Show chart analysis and methodology demonstrations
- Use "education," "training," "method," "framework," "system" language
- Include risk disclaimers on all landing pages
- Target by interest (forex trading, financial education, price action)

**Do Not:**
- Claim or imply specific income ("make $X per day/month")
- Use lifestyle imagery (luxury items, travel) associated with trading profits
- Show account balance screenshots or P&L statements
- Promise "risk-free" trading or guaranteed results
- Use urgency tied to financial outcomes ("start profiting before...")
- Reference specific broker platforms or prop firms by name in ad copy (keep it generic: "funded accounts" or "prop firm evaluations")
- Target by age under 18 or by specific zip code (Special Ad Category restriction)
- Run ads without the Financial Products and Services category selected

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## Appendix: Testing Framework

### Week 1-2 Testing Protocol

Launch with 3 ad sets x 4 ads each = 12 total ads. Budget: $50/ad before making a kill decision.

**Variables to test in order:**
1. **Hook (first):** Test 4 different hooks within each ad set. The hook determines whether someone stops scrolling.
2. **Format (second):** Once winning hooks emerge, test static vs. video versions of the same hook.
3. **Audience (third):** Once winning creative is identified, test across the 3 ad sets to find the best audience segment.

**Kill criteria:** Any ad with CPR above $40 after $50 spent gets paused. Any ad with CTR below 0.8% after 1,000 impressions gets paused.

**Scale criteria:** Any ad with CPR below $20 and CTR above 1.5% gets 20% budget increase every 3-4 days.

### Creative Refresh Cadence

- **Weeks 1-4:** Initial 12 ads. Test and optimize.
- **Week 5-6:** Introduce 4 new ads using winning hooks in different formats.
- **Week 8:** Retire any ad with declining CTR over 2 consecutive weeks. Replace with new variations.
- **Monthly:** Add 2-4 fresh ads per month. Winning ads can run 4-8 weeks before fatigue.
- **After first webinar:** Add testimonial-based ads from attendee feedback (methodology testimonials only, no income claims).

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> This document is a standalone ad strategy for Pro Trading School's S&D Mastery Mentorship webinar funnel.
> All recommendations follow Meta Financial Products and Services ad category requirements (October 2024) and FTC guidelines for financial education advertising.
> Prepared by Alexo Digital, March 2026.